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The Ministry of Health, with support from WHO convened the health cooperating partners and key sectors including law enforcement and academia for a five-day meeting in Kabwe to review and validate the new medicines policy in a bid to enhance the pharmaceutical system in the country. 

In a significant step towards strengthening Zambia’s health system and improving healthcare services and patient experiences, WHO HQ in collaboration with the WHO Country Office successfully trained a team of health professionals on the implementation of the Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMS) pilot study. 

In the wake of several public health events that have unfolded in the recent past and, following the key findings of the WHO coordinated Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of 2017, the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and WHO conducted a dissemination meeting of the Zambia Multi-hazard Emergency, Preparedness and Response Plan. 

Luanda, Angola, July 12, 2023 - The smoking epidemic is one of the greatest public health threats the world has ever faced.

Lilongwe - The World Health Organization has called on government, partners, and donors to join forces to ensure Malawi delivers a high-quality vaccination campaign against

Abuja, 12 July, 2023 - Aligning with the health transformative agenda of the government of Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing its 3rd generation Country Cooperation Strategy 2018-2022 (CSS III) to identify game-changing strategic directions and alliances to support the country in strengthening its health system, achieving public health impact and better health outcomes in the next five years. 

On 10 July 2023, a partner monitoring field visit was conducted in Eastern Province to assess the progress and impact of the WHO Enhancing National Capacity for Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery and the Health System Surveillance Project funded by the Irish Embassy in Zambia.

The field visit aimed to provide our donors an insight into the project’s implementation and firsthand information on successes made, the challenges and impact of their contribution on strengthening Zambia’s health system surveillance. 

Luanda, Angola, 11 July 2023 - For more than five years, Angola has been experiencing an increase in meningitis cases, particularly in Huambo province, with a high lethality rate.

Kinshasa – With 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant polioviruses and 107 detections in sampled wastewater so far in the African Region in 2023, the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) has urged countries and health partners to urgently address gaps in polio immunity to avert outbreaks.